Twenty Thousand Hertz

The stories behind the world's most recognizable and interesting sounds.

Design
Arts
Music Commentary
51
Tokyo Rose
How a Japanese-American radio host became one of the most despised voices of World War II.
24 min
52
TikTalk
Meet the voices of TikTok.
28 min
53
Ted Lasso's Dark Forest
The winning sound design behind Ted Lasso.
30 min
54
Handbook for Sonic Happiness
Practical tips for making your world sound better so that you feel better.
42 min
55
Shock Horror (A)
Dun dun duuun!
27 min
56
Sleight of Ear
Dallas reveals the tricks of the trade.
24 min
57
Breathe
A story from Dallas’ former life.
32 min
58
Relearning Boléro
Can we really trust our ears?
38 min
59
Ghosts in the (Hit) Machine
Inside the secretive world of ghostwriting and ghost producing.
27 min
60
Windows_Logon.wav
The death and rebirth of the Windows startup sound.
31 min
61
Ta-da! It’s Windows
Start me up.
26 min
62
Liquid Terror
The sound that haunts Hollywood.
24 min
63
Mind the Gap
Stand clear of the closing doors, please.
32 min
64
Hidden Hitmakers
Who writes the hits for the pop stars?
30 min
65
Happy Little Episode
How a soft-spoken, poofy-haired painter changed the world, one gentle word at a time.
41 min
66
Pirate Radio
How a group of scrappy radio pirates changed the course of music history.
33 min
67
Being Dallas Taylor
What’s in a name?
40 min
68
Sul Sul
The secrets of Simlish, the gibberish language of The Sims.
25 min
69
Aural Exam
The hosts of Underunderstood go head to head in our annual Mystery Sound game.
37 min
70
HBO 2.0
How HBO reconciled its analog past with its digital future.
25 min
71
It's Not TV. It's HBO.
How HBO crafted two of the most iconic pieces of sonic branding in history.
23 min
72
Zzzzzzzzzzzrr...
If you live with a snorer, it can be tricky to roll out of bed after a night of little sleep.
40 min
73
Creature Speakers
How do you voice over 200 monsters?
26 min
74
Video(less) Games
The ins and outs of gaming without sight.
24 min
75
Blind Sports
Keep your ears on the ball.
21 min